Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the international situation is engulfed in chaos, but Beijing's strategic partnership with Moscow serves as a stabilizing force amid the most significant changes in a century,

President Vladimir Putin welcomed his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to Russia on Tuesday, as the Kremlin head prepares to host several leaders of developing nations at an intergovernmental summit this week.

The BRICS summit in Russia will be the "the largest foreign policy event ever held" by Russia, Kremlin foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov has said. The summit with include 36 countries with over 20 represented by heads of state.